Notations on Our World (Special Mid-Week Edition): On Our World

Please enjoy a curated "Mid-Week" Snapshot of the World This Week China hopes to flaunt the merits of its political system over America’s The Communist Party congress will contrast with America’s mid-term elections How to ensure that the future of work is fair for all The hybrid workplace will be unequal, unless bosses design it not to be A three-way fight to shape the future of digital finance has begun Regulators must preserve its potential while guarding against risk What next? 22 emerging technologies to watch in 2022 New ideas can emerge seemingly overnight Ma Jun on co-operation over climate change The environmentalist says China and the West can work together New scientific instruments probe the limits of the known A new telescope, and an upgraded LHC, tackle questions big and small Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci on the future of mRNA therapies The founders of BioNTech are looking beyond covid-19 Western museums are starting to return colonial-era treasures Europe’s museums are stuffed with imperial plunder From Economist Films The World Ahead 2022: Five stories to watch out for From the future of hybrid work to an African fashion boom, what’s really on the horizon in the new year?

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COVID in Israel: Serious Cases Rise, One in Four Will Get Virus 'Within Weeks' Haaretz | 02.01.2022     How ‘Succession’ Conquered the World, and 11 Must-see Shows From 2021 Adrian Hennigan | 01.01.2022

'Israel's System Will Collapse': Top COVID Officer Warns of Mass Omicron Infection Haaretz | 02.01.2022     Analysis || Israeli 'Deterrence' Seems to Evade Hamas, Leaving Gaza Cease-fire in Peril Amos Harel | 01.01.2022

Jerusalem Discovery Unleashes Biblical Bedlam: Top Archaeology Stories of 2021 Ruth Schuster | 30.12.2021     Analysis || Israel Shifts Its COVID Tactic, Taking a Big Gamble Amos Harel | 29.12.2021

‘Unacceptable’: Anger in Israeli Parliament Over COVID Travel Restrictions Allison Kaplan Sommer | 02.01.2022     Despite Lower Hospitalization Risk, Israel Fears Severe COVID Cases in Elderly Ido Efrati | 02.01.2022

 

Voters Must Turn Page on Biden's Disastrous Presidency Augustus Howard, NY Post

The Rights Blue States May Lose If the GOP Returns to Power Ed Kilgore, NY Mag

Debacle of Defunding the Police Is Coming Home to Roost Charles Marino, The Hill

Eric Adams Vows a New Year's Comeback in NYC David Freedlander, New York Mag

Buckle Up! 2022 Is Going to Be a Big One for SCOTUS Jonathan Turley, The Hill

Trigger Warning: It's My Brother's Turn Again Maureen Dowd, New York Times

Signs of Light Amid the Gloom as 2022 Begins Virginia Heffernan, Los Angeles Times